Application of low-frequency oxygen plasma treatment to polyester fabric to reduce the amount of flame retardant agent

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 613-621

  Ömeroğulları, Zeynep ^a   Kut, Dilek ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Flame retardant; hydrophilicity; LOI; low frequency plasma; polyester fabric

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROPHILICITY; OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; TEMPERATURE;

FINISHING PROCESS; HYDROPHILIC CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROPHILIC PROPERTIES; LOW-FREQUENCY PLASMAS; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION RANGE; OXYGEN PLASMA TREATMENTS; POLYESTER FABRIC;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 84857476238     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517511420758     Document Type: Article

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